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NoCo Moms Blog: Talking about the Core & Pelvic Floor- Out Loud (Part 2)

NoCo Moms Blog: Talking about the Core & Pelvic Floor- Out Loud (Part 2)

If I could time travel back 5 years ago, I often think about all the real bits of knowledge I would share with that new excited mom. I would tell her to pack lots of extra baby clothes in the diaper bag for those emergency blowouts, how it’s ok to feel like you don’t have everything together, and I would tell her about pelvic floor considerations – the what, the how, and why all of this matters.

Instead I often say… 

“I wish I would have known”

NoCo Moms Blog: Talking about the Core & Pelvic Floor- Out Loud (Part 1)

NoCo Moms Blog: Talking about the Core & Pelvic Floor- Out Loud (Part 1)

Pelvic floor? Core? 

You mean, “down there” and those six pack abs we see on Instagram?

Yes, I do mean “down there” and no, I don’t mean your six pack (well not entirely anyway!) Moms… It’s time to get to know your Core and Pelvic Floor, why they are important, and how we can start opening up the conversation about these often taboo subjects within our society.

We need to bring awareness to the pelvic floor and common yet not normal dysfunctions such as incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, and diastasis recti, so that we do not fear them. By speaking out loud about these issues we can become empowered in our strategies with how to effectively navigate the biggest challenges our bodies may ever go through.

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